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D-Day provides a photographic exploration of this monumental military and political event that helped bring about the end of Nazi Germany's four-year occupation of Europe. The book is divided into chapters covering the first days of the landings on the five beaches: Omaha, Utah, Gold, Juno, and Sword, separate chapters cover the airborne landings of the famous American 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the British 6th Airborne, as well as ...

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Organized chronologically by type, the entries in this book include the M3 Stuart, the first American-crewed tank to engage the enemy in tank combat in the war, the ubiquitous M4 Sherman, which proved cheap and reliable and was built in great numbers and in many variants, the M22 Locust light tank, designed to be air-dropped in support of airborne units, and the M26 Pershing, a heavy tank that arrived late in the war and was capable of beating...

Did Spain fall into decline or flourish in the seventeenth century?

Die illustrierte Weltgeschichte der Wissenschaften  In diesem außergewöhnlichen, reich bebilderten Buch über Wissenschaft und Technik stellen die Autoren Fortschritte aus Physik, Chemie, Mathematik, Biologie, Astronomie, Geowissenschaften und Medizin vor. Wissenschaftler*innen wie Albert Einstein, Marie Curie und Stephen Hawking werden porträtiert und ihre legendären Entdeckungen, die unser heutiges Leben maßgeblich beeinflusst haben, verstä...

The World War II Secret Operations Handbook reveals the skills and tricks used by the British SOE, the US OSS, the French Maquis, and other special forces between 1939 and 1945. Learn how to rig up a makeshift radio, how to pass undetected in enemy territory, how to live off the land and make shelter, and how to work as a sniper.

A fascinating study of the devastating new form of warfare that redrew the map of Europe in the opening year of World War II, bringing about the military collapse of three modern industrialized armies. On 1 September 1939, Nazi Germany launched the invasion of Poland, employing a new type of offensive warfare: Blitzkrieg. So named by Allied observers because of the shock and rapidity of its effects, this new approach was based on speed, mano...

James Chuter Ede (1882-1965) longest serving Home Secretary.

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This history of the German campaign follows a chronological structure while also analysing the tactics and concepts of the defence used during the latter stages of the war. It examines key moments in the campaign, the nature of the army and the hardware used in its defence.

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Durchgehend illustrierte, unterhaltsame und verständliche Erklärungen physikalischer Versuche und ihrer Ergebnisse Wissenschaft besteht vor allem darin, durch Beobachtungen, Experimente und Belege mehr über unsere Welt herauszufinden. Die Ursprünge der Wissenschaft liegen in der Antike, doch erst im 17. Jahrhundert wurde die Wissenschaft wirklich anerkannt. Klein oder groß - was fällt schneller? Können Magneten Elektrizität erzeugen? Was ist...

Modern Russian Tanks & AFVs explores the main battle tanks, armored fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, self-propelled guns, and missile-launching platforms in service since Russia reorganized its armored forces in the early 1990s. Organized by type and then alphabetically by manufacturer, the entries include the Buk missile system that shot down Malaysian Airlines 777 over Ukraine in 2014. Expert profile artworks illustrate each en...

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Featuring battle maps and graphics, History of Tank Warfare ranges from the first significant use of tanks at Cambrai during WW I through tank battles of WWII and up to the Allied invasion of Iraq in 2003, and provides an invaluable work of reference for both the general reader and the serious student of tank warfare.

What weapons made the Nazis seemingly invincible? From fighter planes to guns and ships, this compendium explores the most important weaponry and equipment used by the German armed services in World War II--including the Wehrmacht, Waffen SS, Luftwaffe, and Navy. There's a full-color side-profile artwork for each featured item, accompanied by summaries of its development and service history, and with a full specifications table.